which should i try? these all seem to be condensers:
pop: https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Professional-Microphone-Omnidirectional/dp/B016C4ZG74
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Microphone-Omnidirectional-Smartphones/dp/B07FQNBKDK
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Microphone-Omnidirectional-Smartphones/dp/B075VQ7VG7
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Microphone-Omnidirectional-Condenser/dp/B07JGLYBMD
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Microphone-Professional-Omnidirectional/dp/B075JHG28K
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Omnidirectional-Smartphones-Recording-Noise/dp/B07DPQJQ2L
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-Microphone-Professional-Omnidirectional-Condenser/dp/B07PTPMGFH
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Microphone-Professional-Conferencing/dp/B07W55FQFJ
and i'm aiming to move away from condensers for the aforementioned reasons. is that a mistake?
for context, i've tried these, and all have resulted in the aforementioned distortion:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VLMR2C3
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074KJ1N3D
Hey, thanks for the reply! Do you have any suggestions for mics that wouldn't pick up my keyboard? If they're too expensive (I'm trying to go for about 20 dollars max, I know that's pretty much nothing for quality), then it's not too big a deal. My friend doesn't really care about my current setup, so if all else fails, it's not like I'm in dire need of a change.
I think a shock mount might help (I have a boom arm, but it's attached to my desk), but I'm not sure, so I'm a little cautious of paying 20+ if it's still gonna pick up my keyboard.
I tried my headset mic (SteelSeries Arctis 5), but my friend hated the way it made my voice sound lmao. He also said the keyboard was louder. I'm thinking if I get a lapel and it doesn't work out, I can always return it. Amazon is always extremely lenient with their return policy, so even if it's just that I don't like it, I can take it back.
Here are the ones I was looking at.
and of course, what you said, the Boya BY-M1.
This is one of those "too cheap to be true" moments but I've been extremely happy with this mic, and I also own the SmartLav+. It comes with a conversion dongle so you can switch the signal between TRS and TRRS, and it'll work on other devices
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016C4ZG74/